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1. F No attempt input F2 Failed zx PLA OM 7 FR Wo re ut Calibrate i Height 1 Height 2 height oner Calibration Calibration p before event Read result Height 1 Height 7 0 000 une 0 000 Laser Distance and Height Measurements by Timelronics BELGIUM wew timetronics be For high jump or pole vault we do not measure special reference points on the track For these events we first put the horizontal bar at an appropriate starting height we measure this height with a classic method and enter this calibration height into the program AFTER we have measured this height with the laser Press therefore the Calibration button and the software will then ask for the calibration height For this laser measurement we do not point the laser to the prism mirror because it is practically impossible to fix this rather large mirror to the horizontal bar especially DURING the event We use a special reflective tape which can be easily fixed in the middle the horizontal bar You could also place extra two reflective tapes to the left and right side of the bar to verify with the laser system that the bar is placed HORIZONTALLY which is important to have a fair event for all athletes Note 1 the software makes it possible to use ONE laser system for TWO pole vault pits at the same time at least if they are located next to each other The reason for this functionality is that the period between two suc2. supplied with the system Press the POWER button 26 on the front panel of 27 ESC the Topcon laser On the Topcon laser s display window you will see the welcome message Topcon GTS 220 21 FI 22 F2 23 F3 24 F4 25 ANG 26 Power V xx yyzz If not already so press the button 29 until you see the following eg 4 Angular measurement mode visible on the first three lines of HR xx yy zz Bl ae display V vert angle HR Horiz angle SD slope SD 000000 mMm istance Do not use the Von 30 for coordinate measurement mode as this will give you no result calculation in the current software 4 2 Performing a Measurement 4 2 1 Positioning the Prism Reflector titt Screw the prism reflector onto the little pole as low as possible For a first test position the reflector on the center of the throwing circle or somewhere in the field Make always sure that the spirit level on the reflector is correct when you place it in position MONTE gt 2012v1 Manual Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM 4 2 2 Directing the laser to the prism reflector 17 elecopic sighting collimator We first unlock the laser direction by means of screws 4 and 14 We make a raw estimation of the direction by looking through the small telescopic collimator 17 on top of the Topcon laser Try to direct the triangle within this tube approximately ten centimeters above the pris
3. Distance and Height Measurements by TimeTronics BELGIUM www timetronics be FJ No attempl ki F1 Ok a finans IMPORTANT NOTE From this moment on and during the complete event it is VERY IMPORTANT that nobody will disturb the measurements by MOVING the laser tripod even millimeters ROTATING the laser tripod APPLYING SHOCKS POWER failure or other abnormal events If by accident this would be the case repeat the complete initialization procedure including the spirit level adjustment described in chapter 4 1 2 Second important note It is important that the shot put circle the discus circle etc are EXACTLY made according the IAAF rules more specific with the correct size because the software will take the IAAF sizes into account in its calculations For example if the centre of the javelin sector is not exactly 8 00 meter away from the inner side of the curved zero marker line then you will have to find the new reference point which is exactly 8 00 meter and use this point for your calibration procedure You can see the required distance for each event in the data field LaserOffset m on the computer screen Tee 7 2012v1 Manual Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM 5 3 2 Calibration of horizontal jumps long jump and triple jump eor Fle Edt Hessuenrents Help a Step What to do Measurements for LONG or TRIPLE JUMP 0919 49 E Start ER 7 Choose tield event
4. Next Event he Previous Long Jutp Before event Pata Fond register 2 MEW ref point I aid reference points Time 00 00 00 at zero line Distance Result jm 000 000 Nhe00 00 Laser Distance and Height Measurements by TimeTronics BELGIUM weaw timetronics be For long jump and triple jump events we do not use one reference point but TWO reference points exactly between the springboard and the plasticine These two points define the zero distance line which the jumper may not cross with his foot See schematic representation plasticine reference point L reference point 2 Tean ngboard First we measure reference point 1 with the laser After having conveyed the data towards computer press the button NEW Ref Point 1 on your computer window Then we identically measure reference point 2 with the laser and then click the New Ref point 2 button The date and time of both reference points will be memorized and shown on your computer screen but also logged into the data file see chapter 5 5 TimeTronics gt 2012v1 Manual Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM 5 3 3 Calibration of vertical jumps high jump and pole vault Fis Edt Mesuremerts Heb HSH AG epee Whale do Measurements for HIGH JUMP or POLE VAULT 09 24 35 x initialisation Newt Laser hype FC Serial port Start Serial port statas Previous Topcon 1 1 or manual TET i gigi
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6. XX XX or in detail hex 20 the numeric result in ascii format XXX XX hex 20 2 Good attempt or the OK button in the software or the F1 function key No 3 Bad attempt or the Failed button in the software or the F2 function key De wen 4 No attempt or the No attempt button in the software or the F3 function key WAaW 5 Abandon or the Abandon button in the software or the F4 function key a wn 6 No result or the No result button in the software or the F5 function key MONTE 10 2012v1 Manual Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM Copyright 2012 TimeTronics All rights reserved TimetTronics Lammerdries 23b B 2250 Olen Belgium Tel 32 0 14 23 19 11 Fax 32 0 14 23 20 24 Me
7. ance and angle measurement The real result in athletics is obtained by a A PC windows program see chapter 5 b The Field Terminal in combination with the AthleticsManager program Field Terminal and AthleticsManager are described in other manuals 2 SCHEMATIC SURVEY amp CONFIGURATION CONTENTS Please find subsequent elements in your configuration Laser distance measurement instrument with build in battery on tripod carrying case cable Prism reflector on small pole Mobile caddy on wheels with build in portable PC with Laser Calculation LCxx software The Topcon laser distance measuring system is power supplied via the build in battery pack The portable pc can work a limited time on its internal battery but long operation e g a full day can only be done if the 220vac 110Vac power adapter is used 3 OPERATING PRINCIPLE EXAMPLE SHOT PUT also see schematic representation Before the start of the event the Topcon laser first measures Distance A distance between the centre point of the throwing sector and the position of the Topcon Angle a the relative angle direction After each athlete s attempt the distance between the point of impact point of positioning the reflector and the Topcon laser B and the relative angle b are measured by means of the laser system Now the angle C b minus a can be calculated Through the principle of trigonometry the inst
8. cessive heights can be long so that there is sufficient time for the laser operator to measure both horizontal bars Of course for this double measurement you will have to calibrate BOTH pole vault stands SEPARATELY using the separate buttons Note 2 It is NOT required to move the horizontal pole vault bar each laser measurement to the zero depth position above the pole vault pit because the software will take all dimensions into account in its calculation including this depth 5 4 Performing the actual measurements One person will place the point of the small bar with the prism mirror exactly on the impact point of the implement the laser operator will align the laser eye to the center of the prism and perform a measurement with the ESC key 27 the F3 key 23 of the Topcon laser equipment The pc will give a beep when the laser data angles and slope distance is received and the measured result will be shown on the screen and logged into the database This result is also serially transmitted by the serial port of the pc to be captured by other computer systems optional 5 5 Display and printing the loggings To display and or print the list of loggings first stop the serial communication and close the measurement window by clicking in the X button on the top right corner You will again see the background window with the TimeTronics logo Now select the second item from the File men
9. ed version can be different than shown in this manual please inform yourself before purchase If you after reading this document have any further question regarding the operation or service of this or any other TimeTronics equipment please contact your local distributor or TimeTronics directly by email info timetronics be or call us at 32 0 14 23 19 11 Please also contact us if you have any remarks or advise regarding this user manual infoQtimetronics be Good luck with your Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM and thank you for your confidence in the TimeTronics products and services The editors Copyright 2012 TimeTronics All rights reserved TimeTronics Lammerdries 23b B 2250 Olen Belgium Tel 32 0 14 23 19 11 Disclaimer Under no circumstances shall TimeTronics be liable for any loss damage or expense suffered or incurred with respect to any defective product In no event shall TimeTronics be liable for any incidental or consequential damages that you may suffer directly or indirectly from use of any product Windows Windows XP and Windows VISTA are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation MONTE gt 2012v1 Manual Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM 1 INTRODUCTION The Laser distance measuring system can be used in athletics for javelin throwing discus throwing hammer throwing shot put long jump triple jump and pole vault The laser equipment does the dist
10. hich will stop the optional buzzer sound The operator or official with the prism mirror can now be informed that the measurement is completed so that he can move away from the throwing area to allow the next athlete to compete The PC software will record the transmitted data and calculate and display the required distance or height result depending on the selected athletic event 5 SOFTWARE 5 1 Installation and startup Copy the LCxx software folder for example LCO6 where xx is the latest version number 06 from the TimeTronics cd to your harddisk C of your computer Start now the application LCxx EXE LaserCalculation program which you have placed on your harddisk by double clicking its icon The first time that you start the program it will ask you for a suitable data file Just press the NEW button and give a EE EE name and location for the new datafile for example LC datafile You now see the AC SA 1985 1998 All rights reserved background screen of the program with the TimeTronics logo ETE cs 2012v1 Manual Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM 5 2 LaserCalculation File Menu The File menu has two items 1 List of loggings this gives a printable list of all logged data including calibration data Fie Frit Meesuremerts Help 2 Quit to be used to end the program List of laggings cal Quit 5 3 Initialization and calibration
11. l be no obstructions like poles scoreboards persons between the laser and the future landing points which could disturb a practical measurement Do not put the laser as close as possible to the landing area for safety reasons but it is also faster and easier to put the laser system minimum 10 meters away from the landing area because you will then have less work to focus the eyepiece for each jump or throw 4 1 2 Spirit Level Please make sure that the 6 circular spirit level on the base plate 10 of the Topcon laser is in correct position To tune the spirit level please first use the three screws 9 on the very same base TimeTronics i 2012v1 Manual Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM After you have tuned the 6 circular spirit level as good as possible finetune the laser spirit level in the following way Top view of the Topcon Laser system Use the 9 leveling screws A and C to adjust the plate level 12 so that the air bubble is exactly in the middle Now rotate the instrument 90 and use only the 9 leveling screw B to adjust the plate level 12 so that the air bubble is exactly in the middle 4 1 3 Powering up the Topcon Laser 30 XYZ key ia Display 29 SD key Check that the on board battery 2 is placed on the laser instrument Connect the Topcon serial connector 8 to the 28 MENU mobile caddy by means of the special cable
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13. m reflector in the field 13 Alignment and 14 locking vertically pp Then lock the Topcon laser with BOTH screws 4 and 14 We now look 5 Alignment and P through the eyepiece 15 of the Topcon laser and try to track down the 4 locking horizontally reflector in the heart of the eye You can focus the eye by turning the ring 16 around the eye Position the cross ha rin the middie of the prism giass View trough the eye of the Topcon laser When the eye of the Topcon laser is pointed to the prism reflector you can optionally hear a buzzing sound We now fine tune the laser direction by means of the controls 5 and 13 what you see through the eye of the Topcon laser 4 2 3 Actual Laser Measurement You perform the actual laser measurement by pressing the ESC button 27 This button will perform the laser measurement but will NOT YET send the measurement data towards the computer After the measurement you will see the text gt REC YES NO on line 4 of the LCD display and you can send the data to the computer by means of the YES action the F3 button 23 V 90 5625 Example On the display you could see the HR horizontal angle 28 30 50 V HR 28 3050 vertical angle 90 56 25 and SD Slope Distance 32 003m SD 32 003 m REC YES NO You can now unlock the Topcon laser again by means of screws 4 and 14 and put it out of position w
14. of the laser calculation software LOOF Le bd pres Jen gt items Fie Edt Measurements Help 3 1 Javelin discus shot put hammer J lara amp 5 3 2 Long and Triple Jump AES ee ene dn Long and Triple Jump nm Javelin Disos SP snd Hammer 5 3 1 Calibration of horizontal throws javelin discus shot put hammer For the calibration of horizontal Fie Edt Messurenents Hep throwing events javelin discus shot put hammer throwing we will have to measure one reference point the centre point of the i throwing circle BEFORE the dl oe start of the athletic event a aji 1 Sop topped 5 3 3 High Jump and Pole Vault One person will place the point Meat Eee of the small bar with the prism Previous Havalin mirror exactly in the centre of the throwing circle the laser operator will align the laser eye to the centre of the prism and F2 Failed e Pt ABANDON a perform a measurement with FS No result the ESC key 27 the F3 chi event key 23 of the Topcon laser register equipment The pc will give a reference point NEW ref point eg beep when the laser data at centre of ID ran angles and slope distance is throwing cree received and this data will be Gen shown on the pc Now the por Distance Result 1 operator has to press the NEW 000 000 Ref point 1 button to 00 00 00 memorize this reference point de computer for THIS Laser
15. rument automatically calculates the distance between the centre point of the throwing circle and the point of impact D Subsequently 1 2 diameter of the throwing circle is subtracted from this distance That way we obtain the final result R The distance which is subtracted from D is a variable in the software and is dependent on the athletic event in question In Practice 1 The athlete throws 2 Of ficial A positions the reflector 3 Operator B measures and sends result to C 4 Operator C reads the result confirms or gives no result c optional scoreboard TimeTronics gt 2012v1 Manual Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM 4 USING THE TOPCON LASER Further in this manual we will refer to the numbers visible on the drawing below l Battery locking lever 2 On board battery 3 Instrument center mark lt ad 1 x a a r a 13 Vertic al tangent sere ped 2 Le i 4 Horizontal motion clam 17 Plate level 11 Display unit 5 Horizontal tangent screw 6 Circular level not visible on drawing 7 Power supply connector amp Serial signal connector 10 Base plate 9 3x Leveling screw 4 1 Initialization 4 1 1 Positioning Find a safe and practical location to position the Topcon laser at a random side of the throwing sector or jumping area Be sure that you have a clear view over the TOTAL landing area in other words that there wil
16. u List of loggings From this window you can investigate all user actions calibration data and measurement results On the bottom of the screen you can find the Print button 2012v1 Manual Electronic Distance amp Height Measurement EDM APPENDIX 1 LASER SOFTWARE SERIAL OUT PROTOCOL The Laser distance measuring system can live output the results by means of a RS232 serial out connector Use a standard MacFinish type 5 pins male connector to tap this output line where you use the following connections Pin 2 Ground Pin 4 Serial data out RS232 1200 baud 7 databits Even parity 1 stop bit These serial settings are FIXED and exactly the same as the serial settings of the TOPCON laser system because there is ONLY 1 serial port used in the portable pc that does the calculations For this COM1 serial port of the pc the serial input is used for the laser and the serial output is used for outputting the results to an external computer for further processing or displaying the results on TV or a scoreboard The serial data out will be always 10 characters for each result record in the following format Header DATA block Footer where Header one character HEXADECIMAL 02 DATA block 8 characters Footer one character HEXADECIMAL 03 The DATA block can be one of the following types of result 1 Real result measured with the laser system expressed in m meter X
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